View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Buhr Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Buhr is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear as: Bühr. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhr? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Buhr is the 42,048^th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 586,759 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Buhr are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Buhr is also the 2,187,323^rd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 24 people.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 6,634 people, or 1 in 12,135. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 45 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Buhr Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Buhr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buhr last name increased 1,108 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buhr Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Buhr surname are 19.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.1% being registered with the party.

The amount Buhr earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.52% more than the national average, earning R 393,336 per year; in United States they earn 3.77% more than the national average, earning $44,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.45% less than the national average, earning $48,464 CAD per year.